Lyft LYFT
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At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Lyft (LYFT) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026)

Lyft (LYFT) posted Operating Expenses of $1.8 billion for Q2 2026, up 8.46% on a QoQ basis from $1.7 billion in Q1 2026, and up 13.26% year-over-year from $1.6 billion in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Lyft (LYFT) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lyft has reported Operating Expenses for 9 years, with the latest figure at $1.8 billion in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 13.26% year-over-year to $1.8 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $6.9 billion, a 11.76% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $6.5 billion, up 10.16% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $1.8 billion for Q2 2026 at Lyft, up from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $1.8 billion in Q2 2026, with the low at $1.1 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $1.5 billion, with a median of $1.5 billion recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses soared 42.42% in 2022, then dropped 27.46% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then declined by 27.46% to $1.3 billion in 2023, then increased by 18.49% to $1.5 billion in 2024, then rose by 16.78% to $1.8 billion in 2025, then increased by 1.03% to $1.8 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.8 billion (Q2 2026), $1.7 billion (Q1 2026), and $1.8 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Uber Technologies 154.57 Bn 149.36 Bn 6.38 Bn 12.30 Bn
2 DoorDash 91.73 Bn 86.40 Bn 2.35 Bn 4.30 Bn
3 Grab Holdings 14.00 Bn 10.27 Bn 435.00 Mn -244.00 Mn
4 Lyft 6.33 Bn 4.53 Bn 917.12 Mn 1.80 Bn
5 Marti Technologies 172.09 Mn 159.58 Mn 15.30 Mn -20.12 Mn
6 Ryde 87.58 Mn 87.58 Mn - -2.49 Mn
7 Swvl Holdings 49.12 Mn 41.74 Mn - -
8 Scientific Energy 7.90 Mn -601,872.18 7.63 Mn 7.39 Mn
9 Pony 689,999.98 680,158.98 3,440.00 54,249.00
10 Freight Technologies 121,194.63 -225,523.37 373,200.00 5.14 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.80 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.78 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.66 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.59 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.48 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.52 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.58 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.46 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.34 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.28 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.18 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.34 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.36 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.07 Bn